A model for training undergraduate students in collaborative science

A fitness screening model for increasing fitness assessment and research experiences in undergraduate exercise science students.

When students analyze and present original data they have collected, and hence have a cultivated sense of curiosity about the data, student learning is enhanced. It is often difficult to provide students an opportunity to practice their skills, use their knowledge, and gain research experiences during a typical course laboratory. This article describes a model of an out-of-classroom experience ...

Increasing Persistence in Undergraduate Science Majors: A Model for Institutional Support of Underrepresented Students

The 6-yr degree-completion rate of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors at U.S. colleges and universities is less than 40%. Persistence among women and underrepresented minorities (URMs), including African-American, Latino/a, Native American, and Pacific Islander students, is even more troubling, as these students leave STEM majors at significantly highe...

Near-peer mentorship for undergraduate training in Ugandan medical schools: views of undergraduate students

INTRODUCTION Masters Students are major stakeholders in undergraduate medical education but their contribution has not been documented in Uganda. The aim of the study was to explore and document views and experiences of undergraduate students regarding the role of masters students as educators in four Ugandan medical schools. METHODS This was a cross-sectional descriptive study using qualitat...

Undergraduate students as promoters of science dissemination: a strategy to increase students' interest in physiology.

PHYSIOLOGY TEACHING-LEARNING METHODS have passed through several changes over the years. This can be seen considering the constancy of publications that bring suggestions for innovations in this area, like papers published in specialized journals such as Advances in Physiology Education. However, considering that the profile of our students is increasingly dynamic and there has been a challenge...

Collaborative Education: an innovative method of teaching undergraduate nursing students